1995

Remember the search engine Alta Vista or the browser Netscape? Where were you when you heard the verdict in the O.J. Simpson trial? W. Joseph Campbell, American University professor of communications, argues that 1995 was not only the breakout year for the Internet, but a pivotal year in American politics and culture.

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